DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025

Official texts published by the Government of India

• The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 PDF · 21 pages · 178 KB
  Act No. 22 of 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary. Received the President's assent on 11 August 2023.
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• The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 PDF · 41 pages · 2.4 MB
  G.S.R. 846(E), dated 13 November 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary (Hindi, followed by English from page 24). Most obligations apply from 13 May 2027.
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